Reflection resources

Students identify which of the three transformations (rotation, reflection, translation) were not used to create repeating koru patterns.

Students draw reflections of three shapes in mirror lines.

Students draw lines of symmetry on road sign pictures.

In this practical task, students use a mirror to help identify and draw lines of symmetry on six pictures.

Students identify which transformation has been used to map one shape onto another.

Task: Answer two questions about light shades. Assessment focus: reflection.

Students identify the picture of a cat which best shows each of four described transformations of the original cat.

In this practical task, students cut out shapes from a folded piece of paper to recreate a pattern of symmetrical shapes.

Students draw reflections of an object with a mirror line.

Students identify which transformations could have been used one shape onto another.

Students use a template to complete three rotations of a bird in the cage. The same template is used to draw the reflection of the bird using the mirror line shown on the cage.

Students design school library badges by creating four symmetrical patterns using 2-dimensional shapes. A display board template is included for students to put their work on.

Students draw in the reflected images of two sketches along a given mirror line.

Students cut and glue shapes to complete patterns involving translation, reflection and rotation.

Task: Describe how the light rays move through a glass prism.

Task: Select the correct words to decribe what is happening to light as it travels through a drop of water. Assessment focus: scientific vocabulary.

Task: draw a diagram showing how a periscope works. Assessment focus: reflected light.

Students describe the images seen in flat and convex mirrors.

Task: investigate reflection of light using a torch and mirror. Assessment focus: angle of reflection.

Task: Answer questions about what happens to the light form a torch. Assessment focus: light.

Students identify what a sheet of paper will look like when it is folded and has shapes cut from it.

Students identify what a shape plus its image will look like when reflected in a given mirror line.

Students identify whether reflection, rotation, or translation best describes how a shape has been transformed.

For this NEMP task students perform a range of tasks involving symmetry, shape and angle identification, and reflection.

Students draw reflections of shapes in given mirror lines.